A Collection of Hits explained

Untold Stories: A Collection of Hits
Type:Greatest Hits
Artist:Kathy Mattea
Cover:kathyhits.jpg
Genre:Country
Length:34:56
Producer:Allen Reynolds
Prev Title:Willow in the Wind
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Time Passes By
Next Year:1991

Untold Stories: A Collection of Hits is the first compilation by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in 1990 on Mercury Records and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The album includes eight of her previous singles, as well as one newly recorded track ("A Few Good Things Remain"), and an album cut from 1987's Untasted Honey, the Tim O'Brien duet "The Battle Hymn of Love". Both of these songs were released as singles in 1990, and both reached #9 on the Billboard country charts.[1]

Critical reception

AllMusic's William Ruhlmann writes, "Kathy Mattea has risen to near the top of the Nashville ranks because of a haunting, soulful voice, well-produced recordings that have a simple, folkie directness, and, most especially, an amazing talent for picking the best songs being written for the country market"

Track listing

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 66
Chart (1991)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 20
Chart (1992)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 75

Release history

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DateFormatLabelRef.
North AmericaAugust 7, 1990[6]

Notes and References

  1. Hot Country Songs. Billboard . August 21, 2020 .
  2. A Collection Of Hits . Kathy Mattea . liner notes . 1990 . . 842 330-2.
  3. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990. Billboard. December 22, 2020.
  4. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991. Billboard. December 22, 2020.
  5. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992. Billboard. December 22, 2020.
  6. Mattea . Kathy . A Collection of Hits (Liner Notes and Album Information) . PolyGram/Mercury Records . August 7, 1989 . 842 330-1 (LP), 842 330-4 (Cassette), 842 330-2 (CD).